CVE-2016-9160

high

Description

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.

References

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04

http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94825

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00489